Lear Jet 25 N40SN
20 December 1978 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 20 December 1978 at about 08:02 local time, a Lear Jet 25 registered N40SN, operated by Flight Trainin, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. 7 people were on board and 5 were seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:02
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Minn-St Paul Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lear Jet 25
- Registration
- N40SN
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Flight Trainin
- Operating rule
- Flying School
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Evansville, In
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4353
People
5 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
SNOW/ICE ON WINGS.FLAPS 28DEG.FULL NOSEUP TRIM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Dec 1978 | Lear Jet 25C | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Inlet Marine, I | Fatal | 5 |
| 5 Nov 1978 | Lear Jet 25B | Lafayette, Louisiana, United States | Rollins Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 May 1977 | Lear Jet 25B | Detroit, Michigan, United States | Chrysler Air T | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1979 | Lear Jet 25B | Pueblo, Colorado, United States | Ultra Air | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Jan 1979 | Lear Jet 25D | Detroit, Michigan, United States | Massey-Ferguso | Fatal | 6 |
| 11 Apr 1980 | Lear Jet 25B | Conlon, Texas, United States | Thunderbird AI | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |